Tom Koker
Mr. Tom Koker, age 76, of Dukedom passed away Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, at the West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Martin Hospital in Martin.
He was born Dec. 17, 1947, in Harrisburg, Ill., to the late Audie Koker and Violet Farley Koker.
Tom was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church in Dukedom and had retired from the former Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Union City. He loved the Lord and his family. His next love was hunting, fishing, working with horses, raising goats, chickens, ducks, beagle dogs and a variety of other animals.
He is survived by his wife, Marie Blaylock Koker of Dukedom; two daughters, Tammy (Mike) Berner of Troy and Tonya (Bill) Campbell of Martin; a son, Kris Weidenbach of Dukedom; two grandchildren, Lauren (Matt) Cramer of Chapel Hill and Lynsey Berner of Los Angelas, Calif.; and a brother, Roger Koker of Eldorado, Ill.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Thomas (Tom-Tom) Koker; a grandson, Ryan Smith; two brothers, Alford Koker and Kenneth Koker; and three sisters, Elizabeth Lockwood, Lavada Wheeler and Barbara Bertram.
Memorial services were held at noon Saturday, Jan. 5, 2024, at the Jackson Funeral Home in Dukedom. Visitation was held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. Saturday until the hour of service.
Published in The Messenger 1.10.24